Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Spring Cleaning

Are you like me?  Do you have too much STUFF?  Sometimes I find out that people throw things away that other people might love to have; or it is old enough to be appreciated by a museum.

When I was a kid growing up in a big old farm house that my parents had purchased shortly before I was born, my folks had to find things to keep us busy in the summertime.  One of the tasks my sisters and I were given was to "clean out the attic."  There were old newspapers, magazines, lamps, clothes, furniture, etc stored up there from the previous owners.  It was my first introduction to "True Romance" and other magazines that I'm sure our mother didn't know were there!!  There were stacks of old newspapers that NOW I would love to have.  All of this STUFF was taken to the canyon south of the house where we had a trash dump and thrown over the edge, or it was burned in a cistern outside the kitchen door that we were trying to fill up and get rid of.

So, all I'm saying is:  If you are spring cleaning this month or next as we always used to do; (as if we had time nowadays!), just remember that your "junk" might be appreciated by one of the museums in the area or by a collector.

If you haven't heard of Craigslist or have never used eBay, they are both good places to offer your "junk" to others who might want it; and you might make a buck while you're at it.

HAPPY SPRING, Everybody!!!
  -- Editor

Sunday, March 28, 2010

The Dundy County Fair has a website

Now you can find the Dundy County Fair online at:  http://www.dundycountyfair.com/

They also have a Facebook Page

They are looking for Dundy County Fair pictures to post online.  If you have one you would like to share, you can send it to dundycofair @ dundycountyfair.com.

--Editor

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Republican River Flood of 1935 - Marker

The NOAA office is working on placing signs in towns that have high water marks from the 1935 Republican River Flood.  Go to this website to read about the flood.  http://www.crh.noaa.gov/gld/?n=1935flood-flood

This link takes you to the articles about Haigler.  http://www.crh.noaa.gov/gld/?n=1935flood-haigler

-- Editor

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Lee Campbell - 1930-2010

Oshkosh- Military graveside service for Myron "Lee" Campbell, 79, of Oshkosh, were held Wednesday March 17, 2010, at Antelope Valley Cemetery, northeast of Oshkosh, with Rev. Cliff Transmeier officiating.

Campbell died Sunday March 14, 2010, in Good Samaritan Health Care Center in Alliance.

Family and friends may view the obituary and leave condolences online at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com

~Julie Hughes

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

A Note from a "Haigler" visitor

My uncle Billy & I visited Haigler, Neb., in August 1997, and had a delightful time. We were curious to find out whether we were related to Jake Haigler, for whom your town is named. We concluded we were not, sorry to say.

Uncle Billy is George William Haigler, who is expected to turn 80 this September, born in Cameron, SC, worked as a mathematician for NASA in Virginia helping to put us on the moon.

I am Dave Haigler, a Texas lawyer since 1973 and now a disability judge with Social Security in Shreveport. I was born in 1945 in Charleston, where my mom is from.

My dad was Dr. D.J. Haigler, a science professor at Columbia College who died in 2001, born 1924. He probably got cancer from visiting Hiroshima too soon after the bomb while serving in the Navy during WWII.

My granddad was Decatur L. Haigler, 1896-1981, who served as county superintendent of education and was a farmer.

My great-granddad was David Whitfield Haigler, 1866-1957, who was a farmer and involved in education as well. He has a building named for him at Newberry College in Newberry, SC. My ancestors were all Lutheran, but we're Presbyterian now.

I have a son in Dallas and a daughter & grandson in Houston.

We are descended from the Haiglers who settled near Fleabite Creek in Orangeburg County, SC, in 1752. My uncle and sister still own 400 acres of farm land there. The old family homestead is now a B&B.

Haigler, Neb., is a lot like Cameron, SC, where we are all from.

We were told that Jake hailed from Pennsylvania, and we could not find him anywhere in our genealogical records.

David Whitfield Haigler, Jr.
blog: http://haiglaw.xanga.com

For a story about Jake Haigler, the man who our town is named after, visit this link http://genealogytrails.com/neb/dundy/bios/jhaigler.html

Monday, March 15, 2010

Dundy County Towns 1895

DUNDY COUNTY NEBRASKA TOWNS AND PLACES (CURRENT AND HISTORIC)
Town
Note
Latitude
Longitude
Elevation (ft)
Had Post Office in 1895?
Had railroad in 1895?
Had express office in 1895?
Co FIPS #
Zip
Allston
Yes
No
57
Benkelman
Previously named Collinsville
400257N
1013157W
Yes
Yes
Yes
57
69021
Burntwood City
Historic populated place
57
Califer
Historic
57
Callison
Abandoned town
Calvert
Historic post office
Yes
No
No
57
Colfer
Abandoned town
Collinsville
Re-named to Benkelman
57
Crab Island
Historic populated place
57
Doane
Historic post office
400207N
1013728W
57
Haigler
400050N
1015620W
Yes
Yes
No
57
69030
Hancock
Abandoned town
Hiawatha
Historic
Yes
No
No
57
Hoover
Historic populated place
57
Kaw
Abandoned town
Lamont
Historic
401915N
1015222W
57
Lux
Abandoned town
Max
Unincorporated
400650N
1012408W
Yes
Yes
No
57
69037
Ough
401920N
1013044W
3,353
57
Parks
Unincorporated
400230N
1014329W
57
69041
Rollwitz
Abandoned town
Sanborn
Historic
400313N
1020111W
57

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Haiglerites 90+

Haiglerites 70+

Haiglerites 1 - 69 (Some of these have moved past the 70 mark!)

  • Aaron Irwin - May 7th
  • Bernice (Smith) Douglass - February 15
  • CD Samler - January 19
  • Cal Freehling - November 29
  • Claudine (Wiley) Sterner - June 8, 1940
  • Dan Leinen - September 10
  • Dick Gregory - May 29, 1946
  • Elaine (Adams) Corkle - July 29
  • Eunice (Gregory) Richard - December 14, 1951
  • George Sharp - March 27
  • Glenda Smith - December 31
  • Janice Irwin - December 27th
  • Jerry R. Sampson - August 17
  • Joanie Henderson - January 2
  • Joann (Adams) Webster - March 5
  • Joie Brown - December 4
  • Joyce (Tucker) Lovenburg - Sep. 17
  • Karen (White) Lindell - June 13, 1946
  • Karen Harford - May 20
  • LaVern Smith - January 12
  • LaVeta (Smith) Blecha - January 12
  • LeNeta Carlock - May 7
  • LeeAnn Steinbeck January 30
  • Leone (Gregory) Carlson - January 27, 1943
  • Lloyd Douglass - March 18
  • Marlin Crouse - May 7
  • Mel Fisher - August 8, 1946
  • Paul Freehling - May 23
  • Sally Leinen - March 25
  • Sharna Richardson - January 15, 1959
  • Sherri Gregory - January 20, 1945
  • Stanley Carlock - December 12
  • Tim Steinbeck January 31

GOC Observers

  • Alice Gregory
  • Barbara (Dexter) Platon
  • Claudine (Wiley) Sterner
  • Dallas Adams
  • Dick Gregory
  • Don Harford
  • Evoi (Billy) Clark
  • Gail Harford
  • Gladys Freehling
  • Glen Childers
  • Hazel Daniels
  • Karen Harford
  • Leah (Gregory) Brewer
  • Leone (Gregory) Carlson
  • Lillian Mahon
  • Lillie White
  • Linda (Harford) Jones
  • Lloyd Douglass
  • Melba Harford
  • Myrna Oster
  • Posts about GOC
  • Ray Harford
  • Richard Gregory
  • Sam Clegg
  • Sherri Gregory
  • Veda Douglass
  • Virginia Harford

Flying Haiglerites

Haigler Twins

  • Haigler Twins
  • Laurene Rohn & Larry Crabtree
  • Marilyn and Gerrald Logan
  • Gail & Galena Roach
  • Kyle & Kaleb Greenwood
  • Ryan Jean & Lucas Walker Mildenberger
  • LuAnn Green Wall and LuRue Green Krutsinger
  • Edgar and Edna Williams - b. 1895
  • William & Stanley Palmer
  • Frank & Frances Tiff - (Shauer)
  • Fernando & Mahala Trembly - (McBride)
  • Donna and Dennis Workman
  • Marlene and Darlene Workman
  • Rodney and Ronney Workman
  • Rusty and Randy Flamig
  • Robert and Richard Ambrosek
  • Chase & Seth Barron (Grandsons of Delford Trembly)
  • Robert & Delbert Tucker (Alvie's)
  • Ali and Alvie Tucker
  • Albert and Elva Enfield
  • Natalie and Nicole Harford
  • Sharon & Shirley Williams
  • Lloyd and Floyd Smith
  • Jami and Joni Pevler
  • Stella and Zella (Altman) Wall
  • Janice & Julia Relph
  • Pearline and Pauline Freehling
  • Sharon Ruth and Sheila Louise Rose
  • LaVerne & Laveta Smith
  • LaVoine & LaVonne Smith
  • Elois & Elaine Adams
  • Dorothy & Donnie Brown
  • Carolyn and Marilyn Samson
  • Galena & Gail Collicott
  • Grand-daughters of Rae White
  • John "Keefe" and Kiara Grace Schorzman